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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
2
Asheville reports a hen owned by Bill Langmaid had its feet frozen to the ground after standing in water overnight. Langmaid chopped the ice away and said the bird suffered no ill effects. In London, King George VI is reported to have a slight cold and is confined to his room.
Durham tobacco market closed yesterday after a bustling period of sales and activity at the Durham market area with local merchants reporting steady demand and pricing.
New York stocks ticked higher with gains in Boeing and General Foods while industrials and tech names fluctuated. Trading showed varied demand across airlines, metals, and consumer goods, reflecting a cautious session as investors assessed earnings and market cues.
President Roosevelt nominated Marriner Eccles to four more years as Federal Reserve Board chairman. The move followed Chester C. Davis resigning after partial service, creating an unexpired four year term to fill, while Davis was later given a 14 year reappointment.
Fitzhugh Kiser on a hunting trip in Hickory was bitten on the leg by a rabbit he had caught. He felt a sharp pain, looked down, and found the hare had bitten him as it was being carried home. The report notes the bite occurred on the leg.
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight in North Carolina with possible snow flurries in the northwest mountains. Friday brings more clouds and a chance of light rain or snow in the extreme north, milder near the coast. colder Friday night. Moderate northeast winds at Hatteras to Jacksonville. Sandy Hook to Hatteras shows shifting winds and possible light snow in the north portion tonight and Friday.
Finnish commander Hugo Oesterman leads actions near Finland's center as 27 Red planes bomb Rovaniemi with 150 bombs. Finnish and Danish reports claim 300 Siberian ski soldiers killed with 60 wounded, while a hospital is destroyed and a blockade around Pitkaranta tightens along Lake Ladoga.
Aftenposten reported a vigorous Soviet infantry attack against Finnish positions at Hoyhenjarvi near the Norwegian frontier. Twenty light Russian planes took part yesterday but the Russians were repulsed and withdrew to their original positions. Explosions and gunfire were heard on the frontier.
Senator Barktey of Kentucky urged finishing work this week to raise the bank's capital and move the bill to the Senate. Senator La Follette indicated State Department support for the pending loan. Senator Vandenberg opposed any one sided embargo on Japan except as a last resort. The piece notes Aden as a British colony on the Red Sea.
A long registry lists individuals and towns across Virginia North Carolina Tennessee South Carolina and beyond. The compilation includes buyers sellers and associates from Richmond High Point Winston Salem Statesville Greensboro and many others, with many entered as Mrs or Mr and including multiple family names and spouses.
Reports from Britain describe the bombed steamship Vaclite and the torpedoed Highwave with casualties among the crews, as Prime Minister Chamberlain notes the submarine attack was sunk by British forces. Parliament debates economic war cabinet changes with leaders from all major parties, including Simon Attlee and Sinclair, amid cross party calls for stronger economic oversight.
Orson Welles, famed stage and radio star, was granted a divorce today from Virginia Welles at a brief private hearing in Reno Nevada Cruelty was cited by Mrs Welles as the grounds Details of the case were not disclosed custody of their 22 month old daughter Christopher was awarded to Mrs Welles They wed in Palisades New Jersey on November 19 1938 She is known on stage as Anna Stafford
The Treasury reports about 200 North Carolina taxpayers received refunds exceeding 500 dollars in the year ending June 30. Major payments include 153,067 to Proximity Manufacturing Co. in Greensboro for processing taxes, plus tobacco refunds to Brown-Williamson in Winston-Salem and Liggett and Myers in Durham. The Belk family entries from Charlotte accounted for large income tax refunds.
S Morozov of Russia harvested a record yield this year with nearly 12 tons of watermelons per acre, reflecting exceptional field conditions and efficient cultivation practices.
A crowd of over two thousand job seekers faced a stern official in a public line. A determined woman claimed priority, declaring she had waited since six this morning and would not give up her place.
Vandeberg outlines a bill to protect American agriculture industry and labor by creating a single responsible agency to coordinate foreign trade policy. The plan would unify efforts now spread across about 50 federal bureaus and departments, offering a middle ground between log-rolling and trade agreements.
The Japanese navy announced the I-68 submarine was refloated today after nearly twelve months of work. The vessel sank on February 3, 1935, with 81 crewmen lost.
When constipation brings on acid indigestion and foul taste the stomach is loaded with undigested food. Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin aids bowel movement and dissolves undigested protein lumps to relieve belching gastritis and nausea.
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